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GENUS FIRMIANA

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Meaning:

Small genus of Asian trees or shrubs

Synonyms:

Firmiana; genus Firmiana

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Firmiana" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "genus Firmiana"):

Chinese parasol; Chinese parasol tree; Firmiana simplex; Japanese varnish tree; phoenix tree (deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods)

Holonyms ("genus Firmiana" is a member of...):

family Sterculiaceae; sterculia family; Sterculiaceae (a large family of plants of order Malvales)

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